Narrative Writing
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Learn how to write a short story.
Formatting Dialogue | Points | ||
4.30 | Introduction | 2 | |
4.31 | Direct and Indirect Speech | 10 | |
4.32 | Punctuating Dialogue (1) | 5 | |
4.33 |
Punctuating Dialogue (2) | 5 | |
4.34 | Punctuating Dialogue (3) | 5 | |
4.35 | Punctuating Dialogue (4) | 5 | |
4.36 | Punctuating Dialogue (5) | 5 | |
4.37 | Formatting Dialogue (1) | 10 | |
4.38 | Formatting Dialogue (2) | 5 | |
4.39 | Formatting Dialogue (3) | 10 | |
4.40 | Adding Thoughts and Feelings | 10 | |
4.41 | Commas in Direct Address (1) | 10 | |
4.42 | Commas in Direct Address (2) | 5 | |
4.43 | Interjections (1) | 10 | |
4.44 | Interjections (2) | 5 |
Narrative Tense and POV | Points | |
13.17 | Introduction | 2 |
Narrative Tense | ||
13.18 | Narrative Tense (1) | 2 |
13.19 | Narrative Tense (2) | 10 |
13.20 | Present to Past | 10 |
13.21 | Past to Present | 10 |
Point of View | ||
13.22 | Viewpoint | 10 |
13.23 | Point of View (1) | 10 |
13.24 | Point of View (2) | 10 |
13.25 | 3rd Person Variations | 6 |
13.26 | Objective Viewpoint | 10 |
13.27 | 1st Person Narratives | 10 |
13.28 | Omniscient Viewpoint | 10 |
13.29 | Objective, Limited, or Omniscient? | 10 |
13.30 | Point of View (Review) | 10 |
13.31 | I Am a Vampire | 1 |
13.32 | You See a Ghost | 1 |
13.33 | He Was an Old Man | 1 |
Show, Don't Tell | Points | |
14.27 | Introduction | |
Show, Don't Tell | ||
14.28 | Show, Don't Tell (1) | |
14.29 | Show, Don't Tell (2) | |
Describing Places | ||
14.30 | A Cat Hides Under the Bed | |
14.31 | Tortoise Shell Gleamed from Couches | |
14.32 | On the Table Is a Coffee Cup | |
14.33 | I Love My Room | |
Describing People | ||
14.34 | Physical Features | |
14.35 | Clothes Make the Man | |
14.36 | Grand Entrance | |
14.37 | Revealing Character through Action | |
14.38 | Revealing Character through Setting |
Vignettes | Points | |
15.11 | Introduction | |
15.12 | Visual Prompts |
Short Story | Points | |
17.16 | Introduction | |
17.17 | Write Your Short Story! | |
17.20 | Dialogue Punctuation | |
17.21 | Control the Narrative Tense | |
17.22 | Exclamation Marks (Review) |
Common Style Mistakes | Points | |
17.24 | All-Caps | |
17.25 | Exclamation Marks | |
17.26 | Number Rule (Review) | |
17.26 | Capitalizing Titles (Review) | |
17.23 | Fancy Fonts |